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Independents (8) Connétables (12) * Independents (12) Deputies (29) * Independents (26) * Reform Jersey (3) | last_election1 = 15 October 2014 | next_election1 = By 15 October 2017 | session_room = States of Jersey Chamber.jpg | session_res = | meeting_place = Chamber of the States of Jersey Assembly, St Helier | website = }} The States of Jersey ((フランス語:États de Jersey)) is the parliament and government of the British Crown dependency of Jersey. The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system of self-government according to Norman law guaranteed to the Channel Islands by King John following the division of Normandy in 1204.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/about/history/Pages/StatesAssemblyHistory.aspx )〕 The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised uncontested legislative powers since 1771, when the concurrent law-making power of the Royal Court of Jersey was abolished. The Assembly passes and amends laws and regulations; approves the annual budget and taxation; appoints and removes the Chief Minister, Ministers, presidents and members of committees; debates matters proposed by the Council of Ministers, by Ministers or by individual members. Members are also able to ask questions to find out information and to hold Ministers to account.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/about/history/Pages/WhatIsAssembly.aspx )〕 Executive powers are exercised by a Chief Minister and nine ministers, elected from among the members of the States of Jersey and known collectively as the Council of Ministers. Ministers are accountable to the Assembly for the conduct of their departments. ==Composition== The constitution of the States is set out in the States of Jersey Law 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 States of Jersey Law 2005 )〕 It is a unicameral parliament. In the current assembly, elected voting members comprise eight〔(【引用サイトリンク】 States of Jersey (Miscellaneous Provisions) Law 2011 )〕 Senators (elected on an island-wide basis), twenty-nine Deputies (elected to represent single- or multi-member constituencies), and twelve Connétables (head of each parish "who are members of the States by virtue of their office"). In previous assemblies, the number of Senators was ten. The reduction in the number of Senators was politically controversial and attempts were made, unsuccessfully, to prevent the Privy Council from approving the proposal.〔; 〕 There are also five non-voting members appointed by the Crown:〔States of Jersey Law 2005, Article 1 http://www.jerseylaw.je/Law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce/htm/LawFiles/2005/l-08-2005.htm#_Toc88473877〕 * the Bailiff–who is the President (presiding officer); in his absence, the Deputy Bailiff or the Greffier, Deputy Greffier or an elected member presides * the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey–who regularly attends the States but by convention only speaks at the ceremonial sittings marking his appointment and leaving office * the Dean of Jersey–who conducts the opening prayers in French at every sitting and who may speak on any issue * the Attorney General–the principal legal adviser to the States who may be called on to provide legal advice during sittings * the Solicitor General–the Attorney General's deputy. The clerk of the Assembly is known as the Greffier of the States.〔States of Jersey Law 2005, Article 40 http://www.jerseylaw.je/Law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce/htm/LawFiles/2005/l-08-2005.htm#_Toc88473923〕 The Viscount is the executive officer of the States (but is no longer a member of the Assembly).〔States of Jersey Law 2005, Article 41 http://www.jerseylaw.je/Law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce/htm/LawFiles/2005/l-08-2005.htm#_Toc88473924〕 Under the States of Jersey Act 2005, 22 of the 51 members form the executive: ten as ministers in the Council of Ministers and twelve as assistant ministers. During the 2008-2011 assembly, 17 members sat on scrutiny panels, six sit only on the Planning Applications panel or the Privileges and Procedures Committee; and seven had no role other than as a member. Following widespread criticisms of the system of ministerial government introduced in December 2005, the assembly of the States of Jersey agreed in March 2011 to establish an independent electoral commission to review the make-up of the assembly and government.〔Minutes of the States of Jersey, 15 March 2011 http://www.statesassembly.gov.je〕 Elections are held every three years, with the most recent being in 2014. In the 2008-2011 assembly, four members were affiliated to the Jersey Democratic Alliance,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Jersey Evening Post Election 2008: St Helier No. 2 ); (【引用サイトリンク】 Jersey Evening Post Election 2008: St Helier No. 1 )〕 but three of them subsequently left the party and continued to sit as independents. In the 2011 elections, all candidates stood as independents. In the 2014 elections, candidates stood for the newly formed Reform Jersey for the first time, with 3 being elected as Deputies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「States of Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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